The Leg of Mutton and Cauliflower Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Mole Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Public house.
The Leg of Mutton and Cauliflower Public House
- WRENN ID
- tattered-corner-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mole Valley
- Constituency
- Epsom and Ewell MP: Helen Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1990
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- The Leg of Mutton and Cauliflower Public House, the Street
- OS grid reference
- TQ 186 580
- Coordinates
- 51.30909, -0.29958
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Leg of Mutton and Cauliflower Public House is a public house that likely dates from the late 17th century, with alterations and expansions made in the early 20th century. It has a timber-framed core that is clad in brick and weatherboard, with various brick additions and a red tile roof featuring brick chimneys. The building has an irregular L-shaped plan, consisting of a 17th-century range that runs parallel to the street, a rear wing, and a 20th-century addition at the front.
It stands two storeys tall, with the front addition comprising five bays, a gable over the second bay, and the fourth and fifth bays set back slightly. This front section contains various sash windows, though it is not considered of special interest. The east gable end of the older range at the rear is covered in modern brick, while the rear wing is weatherboarded, as is the west side, which has been enclosed as a passage.
The interior features are particularly noteworthy. It appears to have three structural bays with exposed timber framing, including a chamfered axial beam on the ground floor, a wall post and tie beam from one cross-frame, and wind-braced purlins at the east end. A quarter-turn staircase with a closed string, turned balusters, and a moulded handrail rises from the former rear wall of the middle bay, which is now open. The landing above is protected by matching balusters that seem to be modern replacements. Additionally, there is a spiral-newel staircase leading from the first floor to the attic, built against the south wall. The rear wing consists of one bay, featuring a chamfered axial beam and two sections of exposed studding with passing braces in the former rear wall, although a modern addition to the rear of this wing is not of special interest.
Local climate
The Leg of Mutton and Cauliflower Public House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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